Vicki Lawrence The night the lights went out in Georgia 1973 - YouTube Vicki Lawrence The night the lights went out in Georgia 1973 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 24, 2013 Vikki Lawrence The night the lights went down in Georgia Category Standard YouTube License Music The Carroll County Accident on the Tallahatchie Bridge the Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia He said "How. What's doin'?" Wo said: "Sit down, I got some bad news and it's gonna hurt." He said: "I'm your best friend, and you know that's right, "But your young bride ain't home tonight. "Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth." Now he got mad, and he saw red.

Andy said: "Boy, don't you lose your head, "'Cos to tell you the truth, I been with her myself." That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man. Don't trust your soul to no backwoods, Southern lawyer. 'Cos the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands. Well Andy got scared, and left the bar, Walkin' on home, 'cos he didn't live far. You see, Andy didn't have many friends, and he just lost him one. Brother thought his wife musta left town, So he went home and finally found, The only thing Daddy had left him, and that was a gun. He went off to Andy's house, Slippin' through the back woods quiet as a mouse. Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make. He looked through the screen at the back porch door, Saw old Andy there lyin' on the floor, In a puddle of blood, and he started to shake. Georgia patrol was making their rounds, So he fired a shot just to flag them down.

A big-bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said "Why'd you do it?" Judge said guilty at a make-believe trial, Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile, And said: "Supper's waitin' at home, and I gotta get to it." That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man. Don't trust your soul to no backwoods, Southern lawyer. 'Cos the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands. Well they hung my brother before I could say, The tracks he saw while on his way, To Andy's house and back that night were mine. And his cheatin' wife had never left town, That's one body that'll never be found. You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun. That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man. Don't trust your soul to no backwoods, Southern lawyer. 'Cos the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands. That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man.

Don't trust your soul to no backwoods, Southern lawyer. 'Cos the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands. I don't consider myself especially stupid. Sure, it sometimes takes me a while to catch on to certain kinds of things (like calculus, which troubled me in college), but when it comes to the arts, I think I'm pretty sharp. I listen to classical music a lot and have become adept at picking up subtleties and nuances. In Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck, for instance, there's a scene where the heroine, Marie, seems distracted. For a brief moment the orchestra plays a distorted version of a march theme associated with a Drum Major whom Marie admired from a window. Clearly, Berg means to impart that Marie is becoming obsessed with the Drum Major. (She later has a disastrous affair with him.) And in Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner, I quickly understood and appreciated all the little cinematic hints that Deckard, himself, may be a replicant - one of the biologically engineered beings he hunts down and kills. Don McLean's song American Pie is replete with interesting commentary about popular music - all of which I can pick up and figure out for myself.

(That is, once I actually stopped to listen to the lyrics and figured out that it wasn't about the American Civil War, which was my original understanding of the song! I got hung up on that "This'll be the day that I die" part.) The odd thing about me is that when it comes to the Country-Western ballad I'm totally lost. And that's where Carroll County Accident, Ode to Billy Joe and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia come in. The first song of this trilogy I had heard was the Ode to Billy Joe, which was a hit for Bobby Gentry in 1967, when I was eleven. The lyrics completely mystified me. What was thrown off the bridge? And why? I didn't find out until after I had married my dear wife Cari, in 1980. A sharp person herself, a constant reader and a former disk jockey at a radio station, Cari understood popular music. Being female, she also understands human interrelations far better than I do.

Cari's sister had seen a movie adaptation of the song that explained the mystery: Billy Joe MacAllister was a self-repressed homosexual, and leapt to his death out of shame and frustration. Or something like that. I don't know if that's what Bobby Gentry intended - the lyrics are pretty abstruse. I assume that, because she's the songwriter and presumably owns the rights to the song, that she was consulted by the filmmakers and approved of the plot. Vicki Lawrence had a hit with The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia in 1973, not long after American Pie arrived to befuddle me. At the time I was seventeen, and trying to wrap my brain about who did what to whom and why the lights went out, puzzled me. I figured the reason why the lights went out (which I assumed was the most important part of the song), was because somebody was electrocuted for murder in a place in the American South served by a rickety power grid. It was only until Cari, exasperated, pointed out the key lyric "Little sister don't miss when she aims her gun" that the figurative lights came on for me. Duh.

Carroll County Accident I have never heard; I came across it when I did an article about the amazing LP cover art of Porter Wagoner not long ago. What caused my interest was visual: Who is this man with the sculpted hair and the outlandish wagon wheels on his jacket, why is the camera angle so odd, and why is sweat streaming down his face? Is he watching the Carroll County Accident? Or does he know it's about to happen? Or, worst of all, did he cause it? Intrigued, I did some searching on the Internet and came across yet another puzzling, subtle set of lyrics - which I printed out and took home for Cari's analysis and explanation. Ohhh... I see. Walter Browning and Mary Ellen Jones were having an affair! And Porter Wagoner, after expending some sweat thinking about it, saw no reason to tarnish the posthumous reputations of anyone and disposed of the ring.

(Where it was retrieved by Smeagol, who became Gollum, and...) I don't recall exactly when we first started having our discussions about the meaning of Country-Western ballads, but Cari was (and is) mystified at how dense I could be. "Oh, for crying out loud, Wes!" was (and is) a constant cry. Being somewhat perverse by nature, I find the whole thing amusing. So, naturally, to tease my wife I sometimes inject the topic into completely unrelated conversations about people: Cari: "Wes, we've had this conversation before; she's the friend of my cousin, who had the kid with the eye problem. Remember? She was in a car wreck?" Me: "On the Tallahatchie Bridge?" Cari, you see, has a stunning capacity for remembering the details associated with other people's lives. As for me, I'm an engineer. When it comes to most people-details, it goes in one ear and out the other. Perhaps that's why I have problems with song lyrics in the first place. My wife might disagree, but this whole matter has had the odd effect of enriching our married life somewhat.

After all, when people stop communicating, they grow apart. And even an argument is still conversation. (Not the preferred means of communication, I know.) I was amazed to discover that, when Dad died, after 25+ years of married life where they constantly bickered and argued, Mom had all the usual signs of grief and heartbreak. She had actually loved him. So every time the subject of song lyrics in songs comes up between Cari and me, I smile. As we are rapidly becoming empty-nesters and the topics of conversation are less centered around the logistics of raising kids, this can be expected to happen more often. I suppose it would be a good thing for our marriage if I became less of a tease. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence Songfacts The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence Songfacts Songfacts This song tells the tale of a man who finds out from his friend Andy that his wife had cheated on him with both Andy and a guy named Seth. This being Georgia, he gets a gun and sets out to kill Andy, but when he gets there Andy is already dead. The police show up, arrest him for killing Andy and he is hanged.

The singer then reveals that she is the man's sister and that she shot Andy and also killed her brother's wife. This was the only hit for Lawrence. She was an actress on The Carol Burnett Show and starred in Mama's Family. She briefly had her own talk show, called Vicki! This was written by Bobby Russell, who was Lawrence's husband at the time. They divorced soon after this was released. Russell also wrote " Honey ," which was a hit in 1968 for Bobby Goldsboro. He died of a heart attack in 1992. Russell didn't think much of this song when he wrote it, and couldn't find anyone to record it. Lawrence liked it and recorded a demo of it. Producer Snuff Garrett decided she should do the song and recorded it with her. This was offered to Cher, but Sonny Bono turned it down on her behalf. Cher didn't know until years later that she was offered the song. The song was the basis for a movie of the same name in 1981 starring Kristy McNichol. Reba McEntire recorded a version in 1991 that was a Country hit.

In her version of the song, she uses the word "Daddy" instead of "Papa," >> Suggestion credit: Vicki Lawrence - Biography - IMDb Vicki Lawrence Biography Showing all 127 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (97) | Personal Quotes (20) Overview (4) 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Bio (1) Famed actress, comedian, singer, and dancer Vicki Lawrence has appeared in television shows, on Broadway and in nightclubs. Her career included shows with such popular actors as Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, and Tim Conway. Lawrence was born Vicki Ann Axelrad in Inglewood, California, to Ann Alene (Loyd) and Howard Axelrad, a certified public accountant. Her interest in singing and dancing began at an early age. During high school, she was a cheerleader and voted Most Likely to Succeed by her class.

From 1965 to 1967, Lawrence sang with the Young Americans musical group and appeared in The Young Americans, a film that won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Vicki Lawrence sealed her own fate as a famed actress and comedian by sending Carol Burnett a newspaper clipping showing their uncanny resemblance to each other and if she could give some advice for a contest she was in called "Miss Fireball Contest" in California. Burnett having a feeling about her found her phone number and called Vicki..Burnett attended the event hoping to find an entertainer who could play her kid sister on her variety show. Sure enough, Lawrence was chosen as the kid sister and was mentor by Ms Burnett and her career blossomed from there. In the fall of 1967, she made her debut on the first episode of The Carol Burnett Show. She spent 11 years with the show and earned one Emmy Award and five more nominations. In 1967, she also enrolled in UCLA to study theater arts. To enhance her singing career, she went to Vietnam to perform for U.S. troops with Johnny Grant.

Her music career peaked in 1973, when she was awarded a gold record for her internationally known hit "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia." In 1974, Lawrence married CBS makeup artist Al Schultz, with whom she has had two children. When The Carol Burnett Show ended, Vicki Lawrence starred in her own comedy show, Mama's Family, which also featured Dorothy Lyman, Ken Berry, Beverly Archer, and Betty White; Carol Burnett also frequently appeared on the show. After ending her sitcom, Lawrence delved into hosting television shows. She became the first successful female game show host when she hosted Win, Lose or Draw; she also hosted her own talk show, appropriately titled Vicki!, which ran from 1992-1994. Vicki Lawrence's credits cannot be limited to television alone. Her stage credits include Carousel, Hello Dolly, Annie Get Your Gun, No, No, Nanette and My Fat Friend. In the '90s, she performed in I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road. Her autobiography, Vicki! The True Life Adventures of Miss Fireball, recounts her musical, stage, and television career.

She spends most of her time doing motivational speeches for women's groups and charities. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Spouse (2) Her resemblance to Carol Burnett . Husky resonant voice Trivia (97) Her recording of then husband Bobby Russell 's song "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" was number one on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart for two weeks in April of 1973, reached the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, and earned a Gold Record. Her former husband, Bobby Russell , wrote the popular tunes, "Little Green Apples" and Bobby Goldsboro 's "Honey." Daughter, Courtney Allison Schultz, born May 5th, 1975 Son, Garrett Lawrence Schultz, born July 3rd, 1977 Hit #1 in Australia in 1973, with "He Did With Me", written by Harry Lloyd and Gloria Sklerov . She is a huge game show fan and guest-starred on many game shows including The $10,000 Pyramid (1973), Super Password (1984), and Match Game 73 (1973).

She also hosted the daytime edition of Win, Lose or Draw (1987) for NBC and on her TV show Mama's Family (1983), Mama was a contestant on Jeopardy! (1984) She did a salute to game shows and their hosts on her talk show Vicki! (1992). She is the older sister of make-up artist, Joni Lawrence . With the exception of Eric Brown (Buzz), Karin Argoud (Sonja), and Allan Kayser (Bubba), she was the youngest of the regularly-appearing actress and if counting the grand kids she was the 4th youngest, overall, in the cast of Mama's Family (1983), even though the character she played was the oldest. Ken Berry (Vinton), Dorothy Lyman (Naomi), Beverly Archer (Iola), Rue McClanahan (Aunt Fran), Betty White (Ellen), Carol Burnett (Eunice), late actor, Harvey Korman (Ed), were all older. While a member of the singing group The Young Americans , a journalist reviewing a concert mentioned Lawrence's resemblance to Carol Burnett . Students at her high school also mentioned her resemblance to the comedian.

Lawrence wrote Burnett a fan letter at her mother urging saying she would like to meet her someday and sent her clippings of the contest she was in. A pregnant Burnett had a feeling about her, decided to look up Lawrence's Father's number and called Vicki asking to attend her contest of The Miss Fireball Contest in which Lawrence was appearing in, which Lawrence won and crowned by Burnett. After a small conversation Burnett told her they will stay in touch and would discuss Lawrence career. Months later Lawrence was subsequently hired to play Burnett's kid sister in The Carol Burnett Show (1967) and became Carol Burnett 's protégée. Still dresses up as Mama when performing to this day. Her acting mentors were Comedians Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman . Is very close friends with Actress Betty White . Is best friends and very close to her mentor Carol Burnett . Was good friends with actress Rue McClanahan , Barbara Billingsley , Phyllis Diller , Dorothy Van , and Richard Dawson . Cites Mentor Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman as her biggest influences in her career. Attended UCLA while she was on The Carol Burnett Show (1967).

But was forced to drop out because of missing classes due to her work on the TV show. Comedian Actress Jane Lynch cites her as one of her idols. Was Valedictorian of her high School Class. She was a Cheerleader in high School and was voted the most likely to Succeed. Is an avid Animal Lover and donates to number of animal charities. Her and Carol Burnett often get mistaken for sisters because of their close resemblance. Was extremely shy as a kid and even up to the beginning of her career. Carol Burnett stated this many times and most recently always shows a clip of this during Q&A period on reunion shows, when during the first season, when Vicki was so nervous getting asked questions that she was almost buried into Carol. Has appeared in numerous productions, including "Send Me No Flowers;" "No, No Nanette;" "My Fat Friend;" "Chapter Two;" "Annie Get Your Gun," and, live from the Grand Ole Opry, "Nunsense 3: The Jamboree," which aired on TNN. Most recently she appeared in "The Vagina Monologues.". She travels all over the country speaking to charity groups about her life, career and women's health.

Her efforts to protect women's rights were recognized in 1988 when she was the first woman to be honored as "Person of the Year" by the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Recently Lawrence was invited to join The Board of Trustees for Miller Children's Hospital at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, one of only eight children's hospitals in the state. She also hosts the annual Walk for the Cure in her hometown, where all the proceeds go to breast and ovarian cancer research at Long Beach Memorial Center. Carol Burnett surprised her with Gold record for The Night the Light Goes Out in Georgia on the last show of the sixth Season on The Carol Burnett Show (1967). Carol Burnett was originally suppose to play Mama in The Family Sketches on The Carol Burnett Show (1967), but Carol felt more connected to Eunice and wanted her protégée Vicki to play Mama. The role would become Vicki's most iconic character and her trademark. She was considered the baby of the family on The Carol Burnett Show (1967), She was 21 years younger than Harvey Korman , She was 16 years younger than Carol Burnett and Tim Conway and she was 14 years younger than Lyle Waggoner .

Very good friends with Comedian and Co-Star Tim Conway . After ending of The Carol Burnett Show (1967) Vicki moved to Hawaii. She lived across the street from her best friend and Mentor Carol Burnett who moved to Hawaii shortly after Vicki did. Vicki moved back to California first because of boredom and Carol also moved back to California shortly after Vicki did. Actor Jim Nabors was also a neighbor. Harvey Korman taught her to do the accents on The Carol Burnett Show (1967) because he was the master of them. Mentor Carol Burnett was known to bring the writers on set of her show if she felt they did not give Vicki enough funny lines. Vicki recalled that one time Carol did this and ask the writers to come down to give Vicki more funny lines and Vicki asked her "I do?" And Carol responded, "Hush Now yes you do." Carol also helped make a Emmy show for her and Vicki won a Emmy for it in 1976.

This coined the term when Vicki said on her own TV Show in 1990s in response to Robert Wagner if she had someone who influence her and Vicki said "we all know who took me under her wing.". Mentor Carol Burnett gave her a Trip to Hawaii as a wedding gift, when she married husband Al Schultz in 1974. Friends with: Martin Short , Shirley Jones , Carol Burnett , Tim Conway , Harvey Korman , Lyle Waggoner , Bob Mackie , Betty White , Rue McClanahan , Dick Clark , Ken Berry , Dick Van Dyke , Tom Kennedy , Chuck Barris , Bob Eubanks , Alex Trebek , Monty Hall , Angie Dickinson , Bert Convy , Allen Ludden , Bill Cullen , Wink Martindale , Jayne Meadows , Barbara Billingsley , Phyllis Diller , Bob Barker , Richard Dawson , Dorothy Van , Mickey Rooney , Bob Hope , Frank Sinatra , Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin . Was good friends with actor/comedian Bob Hope , she often toured with him during his USO tours. Hobbies include cooking and Sailing. During The Carol Burnett Show (1967) she used to be a big at knitting.

Has said that actress Yvonne De Carlo was her childhood television heroine. During the first couple seasons of The Carol Burnett Show (1967) admitted that she idolized and looked up to Carol Burnett so much, even stating that she had Carol on a Pedestal that she could barely say two words to her at first. She still admires Carol Burnett . The late Actress Yvonne De Carlo cited Vicki as her favorite actress. Is a fan of Comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler . For several decades, she was an active Republican who supported the unsuccessful presidential campaign of Elizabeth Dole . Prior to the 2000 Presidential Election she switched from Republican to Democrat and endorsed Al Gore . From 2004 onward, she has donated much of her time and money to many liberal political causes and is an honorary member of the Democratic National Committee. Known mostly for her Mama character and being Carol Burnett comedic partner. Appeared many times with friend and actress Betty White on many games shows, both ladies were big game players. She also appeared many times with her mentor Carol Burnett including on Super Password when they both dress up as Mama and Eunice.

Has said that meeting her mentor Carol Burnett to be the best moment of her life. Is a fan of country singers Blake Shelton . Lady Antebellum , Keith Urban , Rascal Flatts , and Little Big Town . In the beginning of The Carol Burnett Show (1967) Vicki Lawrence would mostly do the Carol and Sis sketches and a few musical numbers because of her inexperience, when she felt that she was ready, she finally ask her mentor Carol Burnett if she could do other things when she started branching out into other sketches. Executive Producer Joe Hamilton of The Carol Burnett Show (1967) offered Vicki a spin off show of the popular The Family Sketches after the eighth season, but she turned it down as she was not sure she wanted to play an old lady every week and she did not want to leave her mentors Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman . Carol Burnett was said to have been happy about this. Vicki did not agree to do a spin off of The Family until 1983 when her mentor Carol Burnett talked her into doing it.

Her mentor Carol Burnett told her to do summer stock in between seasons of The Carol Burnett Show (1967) so it could give her more acting experience. She has guest starred five times in the classic TV Show Laverne & Shirley (1976) as Sergeant Plout and guest starred six times as Mawma in Hannah Montana (2006). She guest star on Yes, Dear (2000) with her friend Tim Conway . Made Appearances in Laverne & Shirley (1976), The Love Boat (1977), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Roseanne (1988), Major Dad (1989), Diagnosis Murder (1993), Yes, Dear (2000), and Hannah Montana (2006). In the 2012 reunion of The Carol Burnett Show (1967) she successfully copied her mentor Carol Burnett 's famous Tarzan Yell. Took dance classes growing up, she was the most trained dancer on The Carol Burnett Show (1967) than the other cast members. Is a dog lover and has multiple dogs as pets.

In a All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982) she copied her Mentor Carol Burnett breakout song I Made a Fool of Myself over John Foster Dulles that Carol first performed on The Jack Paar Tonight Show (1957) in 1957. She still hangs out with her Mentor Carol Burnett . Big Fan of the soap opera All My Children (1970). Fan of Modern Family (2009), The Good Wife (2009), and Mad Men (2007). Goes around the country doing her two women show where she does the first half as herself and the second half as Mama. Took part in honoring and paying tribute to her Mentor Carol Burnett in the 1982 All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982) and in 2013 when honoring Carol for her Mark Twain Prize. She was planning on becoming a dental hygienist before being discovered by Carol Burnett . Her being mentored by Comedian Carol Burnett is in The Mentor Hall of Fame in 2013. She lives with her husband Al Schultz in Long Beach, California.

She wrote lyrics to the Mama's Family (1983) theme song "Bless My Happy Home," though the producers chose to use an instrumental version over the credits instead. She had a total of three singles which made the Billboard Hot 100 US charts from 1973-1975. Her mentor Carol Burnett guest starred on her own talk show in the 1990s more than any other celebrity with at least five appearances. Friend and Actress Betty White appeared four times. She sang a duet in the early 1990s with Country singer Reba McEntire on Vicki's hit song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia". She performed for troops in Vietnam and was a pin-up girl for the service men. She ranked #70 on VH1's Top 100 One-Hit Wonders for her song The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. Comedian Carol Burnett took her under her wing since she was age 17, their friendship has lasted for over 50 years so far. As of 2013 her net worth is estimated to be $8 million.

Sang with the Young Americans musical group from 1965 to 1967. When she got discovered by Comedian Carol Burnett , the director pulled her over telling her this is shot in a dark and if she leaves the group she can't come back and that he will not hold her spot if things don't work out, Vicki decided to take the chance and left the group to starred in the acclaimed show The Carol Burnett Show (1967), which Vicki will receive Emmy for. Met her husband Al Schultz when he was hired to be the head make-up artist in the early 1970s on The Carol Burnett Show (1967). But they did start going together romantically until 1974, Vicki has stated that they fell in love when the show were filming in Sydney, Australia. Is a yacht-racing enthusiast. Was in a relationship with Singer and Actor Bobby Sherman in 1969. She is member of The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors' Equity Association. Her song The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia reached number 11 overall for the year 1973.

Never minded being in her mentor Carol Burnett 's shadow. A couple of months after her first meeting with Comedian Carol Burnett , Lawrence heard that Carol gave birth to her second Daughter Jody. Being brave she thought that she would try to go to the hospital, to give Carol flowers and try to see her. Using Burnett's married name Hamilton, the nurses at the hospital mistook Vicki as Carol's Sister and excitedly escorted Vicki to Carol's room. Where most celebrities might consider this pushy (which Lawrence even jokes about today) Carol Burnett was very amused by this and loved this gesture that she told Vicki that she didn't forget her and that she will get in touch once she gets back in shape and sure enough Vicki got a call to auditions months later.

After The Carol Burnett Show (1967) Vicki was not doing much beside guest appearances and game shows and even thought of retiring, this did not sit well with her Mentor Carol Burnett that Burnett commission to do a TV movie 'Eunice (TV movie 1982)' (That would also star Harvey Korman , Ken Berry , and Betty White ) after it was filmed, Carol Burnett invited some of the cast to her house for viewing of the movie, using this film after the credits rolled. Carol Burnett , Harvey Korman and Carol's Husband jump on Vicki to do Mama's Family (1983). Carol eventually sat Vicki down and told her "You really have to do this" this lead to Vicki finally agreeing to do the show and the creation to the successful spin off sitcom Mama's Family (1983) was created. Comedian Carol Burnett wrote an endorsement for her album The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. Is a registered Democrat. Her children, Courtney and Garret, used to hang around Carol Burnett and would often go to her house especially when living in Hawaii. Cites her mentor Carol Burnett and actress Betty White as her idols. Is good friends with Actress Angie Dickinson .

Can play the piano. Carol Burnett often referred to Vicki by the nickname Wicks and Wicki. Her children call close friend and mentor Carol Burnett Aunt Carol. Shares the same birthday with and is friends with Martin Short . Was discovered by Comedian Carol Burnett in November, 1966 when Vicki was just age 17 and still a Senior in High School. Vicki's paternal grandfather, Simon Axelrad, was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, and Vicki's paternal grandmother, Anna Irmas, was born in Illinois, to German Jewish parents. Vicki's father was raised in Christian Science. Is a huge Elvis Presley fan. Elvis Presley was a big fan of hers. In one episode of Mama's Family her fictional family appeared on the game show Family Feud, over 30 years later she appeared on the celebrity version of the game with her real family. Her acting mentor is comedian Carol Burnett . Was responsible for one of the most infamous bloopers of the entire run of the Carol Burnett Show.

During a Mama's Family sketch where the characters were playing Password, Tim Conway improvised a comical story about elephants for several minutes, making Vicki, Carol, and Dick Van Dyke, who had replaced Harvey Korman, crack up uncontrollably. After Tim had finished his improvisation, Carol Burnett continued with the scene, prompting Vicki to say her next line. In character and without missing a beat, Vicki said, "Are you sure that little asshole is through?", making Tim, Dick, Carol, and the entire audience explode into laughter. (The offensive word was of course bleeped before the sketch was broadcast on national television.). Disco 70 Charts - 1973 1973 It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond Rockin' Pneumonia - Boogie Woogie Flu Johnny Rivers You Ought To Be With Me Al Green Why Can't We Live Together Timmy Thomas Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?

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Make sure your selection starts and ends within the same node. (example of bad selection): This is bold text and this is normal text. (example of good selection): This is bold text and this is normal text. Bad selection Cher - Biography - IMDb Biography Showing all 105 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (69) | Personal Quotes (22) | Salary (6) Overview (3) 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Mini Bio (1) The beat goes on ... and on ... and as strong as ever for this superstar entertainer who has well surpassed the four-decade mark while improbably transforming herself from an artificial, glossy "flashionplate" singer into a serious, Oscar-worthy, dramatic actress ... and back again! With more ups and downs than the 2008 Dow Jones Industrial Average, Cher managed to rise like a phoenix from the ashes each time she was down and counted out, somehow re-inventing herself with every changing decade and finding herself on top all over again.

As a singer Cher is the only performer to have earned "top 10" hit singles in four consecutive decades; as an actress, she and Barbra Streisand are the only two Best Actress Oscar winners to have a #1 hit song on the Billboard charts. At age 62, Cher has yet to decide to get completely off her fabulous roller coaster ride, although she has threatened to on occasion. The daughter of a truck driver, John Sarkisian, and an Arkansas-born mother, Georgia Holt (the former Jackie Jean Crouch), Cher was born in El Centro, California, on May 20, 1946. She has a sister, Georganne LaPiere . Cher is of Armenian heritage on her father's side, and of English and German, with more distant Irish, Dutch, and French, heritage on her mother's side. The father deserted the family when Cher was young, and she was raised by their mother who later married Gilbert LaPiere, a banker. Cher's mother, who had aspirations of being an actress and model herself, paid for Cher's acting classes despite her daughter having undiagnosed dyslexia, which acutely affected her studies.

Frustrated, Cher quit Fresno High School at the age of 16 in search of her dream. At that time, she had a brief relationship with actor Warren Beatty . Meeting the quite older (by 11 years) Sonny Bono in 1962 changed the 16-year-old's life forever. Bono was working for record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood at the time and managed to persuade Spector to hire Cher as a session singer. As such, she went on to record backup on such Spector classics as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "Be My Baby". The couple's relationship eventually shifted from soul mates to lovers and she and Sonny married on October 27, 1964. At first Cher sang solo with Sonny behind the scenes writing, arranging and producing her songs. The records went nowhere. Sonny then decided they needed to perform as a team so they put out two songs in 1964 under the recording names of Caesar and Cleo ("The Letter" and "Baby Don't Go"). Again, no success.

The changing of their names, however, seemed to make a difference and in 1965, they officially took on the music world as Sonny & Cher and earned instant rewards. The now 19-year-old Cher and 30-year-old Sonny became huge hits following the release of their first album, "Look at Us" (summer, 1965), which contained the hit single "I Got You Babe". With the song catapulting to #1, they decided to re-release their earlier single "Baby Don't Go", and it also raced up the charts to #8. An assembly line of mild hits dotted the airwaves over the next year or two, culminating in the huge smash hit "The Beat Goes On" (#6, 1967). Between 1965 and 1972 Sonny & Cher charted a total of six "Top 10" hits. The kooky couple became icons of the late '60s "flower power" scene, wearing garish garb and outlandish hairdos and makeup. However, they found a way to make it trendy and were embraced around the world.

TV musical variety and teen pop showcases relished their contrasting styles -- the short, excitable, mustachioed, nasal-toned simpleton and the taller, exotic, unflappable fashion maven. They found a successful formula with their repartee, which became a central factor in their live concert shows, even more than their singing. With all this going on, Sonny still endeavored to promote Cher as a solo success. Other than such hits with "All I Really Want to Do" (#16) and "Bang, Bang" (#2), she struggled to find a separate identity. Sonny even arranged film projects for her but Good Times (1967), an offbeat fantasy starring the couple and directed by future powerhouse William Friedkin , and Cher's serious solo effort Chastity (1969) both flickered out and died a quick death. By the end of the 1960s, Sonny & Cher's career had stumbled as they witnessed the American pop culture experience a drastic evolutionary change. The couple maintained their stage act and all the while Sonny continued to polish it up in a shrewd gamble for TV acceptance.

While Sonny on stage played the ineffectual object of Cher's stinging barbs on stage, he was actually the highly motivated mastermind off stage and, amazingly enough, his foresight and chutzpah really paid off. Although the couple had lost favor with the new 70s generation, Sonny encouraged TV talent scouts to catch their live act. The network powers-that-be saw potential in the duo as they made a number of guest TV appearances in specials and on variety and talk shows and in what was essentially "auditioning" for their own TV vehicle. The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971) was given the green light as a summer replacement series and was an instant sensation when it earned its own time spot that fall season. The show received numerous Emmy Award nominations during its run and the couple became stars all over again. Their lively, off-the-wall comedy sketch routines, her outré Bob Mackie fashions and their harmless, edgy banter were the highlights of the hour-long program. Audiences took strongly to the couple who appeared to have a deep-down sturdy relationship. Their daughter Chaz Bono occasionally added to the couple's loving glow on the show.

Cher's TV success also generated renewed interest in her as a solo recording artist and she came up with three #1 hits during this time ("Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves," "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady"). Behind the scenes, though, it was a different story. A now-confident Cher yearned to be free of husband Sonny's Svengali-like control over her life and career. The marriage split at the seams in 1974 and they publicly announced their separation. The show, which had earned Cher a Golden Globe Award, took a fast tumble as the separation and divorce grew more acrimonious. Eventually they both tried to launch their own solo variety shows, but both failed to even come close to their success as a duo. Audiences weren't interested in Cher without Sonny, and vice versa. In late June of 1975, only three days after the couple's divorce, Cher married rock musician Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band . That marriage imploded rather quickly amid reports of out-of-control drug use on his part. They were divorced by 1977 with only one bright outcome -- son Elijah Allman .

In 1976 Sonny and Cher attempted to "make up" again, this time to the tune of a second The Sonny and Cher Show (1976). Audiences, however, did not accept the "friendly" divorced couple after so much tabloid nastiness. After the initial curiosity factor wore off, the show was canceled amid poor ratings. Moreover, the musical variety show format was on its way out as well. Once again, another decade was looking to end badly for Cher. Cher found a mild success with the "top 10" disco hit "Take Me Home" in 1979, but not much else. Not one to be counted out, however, the ever resourceful singer decided to lay back and focus on acting instead. At age 36, Cher made her Broadway debut in 1982 in what was essentially her first live acting role with "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean". Centering around a reunion of girlfriends from an old James Dean fan club, her performance was critically lauded. This earned her the right to transfer her stage triumph to film alongside Karen Black and Sandy Dennis .

Cher earned critical raves for Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982), her first film role since 1969. With film #2 came a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win for her portrayal of a lesbian toiling in a nuclear parts factory in Silkwood (1983), starring Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell . This in turn was followed by her star turn in Mask (1985) as the blunt, footloose mother of a son afflicted with a rare disease (played beautifully by Eric Stoltz ). Once again Cher received high praise and copped a win from the Cannes Film Festival for her poignant performance. Fully accepted by this time as an actress of high-caliber, she integrated well into the Hollywood community. Proving that she could hold up a film outright, she was handed three hit vehicles to star in: The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Suspect (1987), and Moonstruck (1987), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Along with all this newfound Hollywood celebrity came interest in her as a singer and recording artist again.

"If I Could Turn Back Time (#3) and the Peter Cetera duet "After All" (#6) placed her back on the Billboard charts. During the 1990s Cher continued to veer back and forth among films, TV specials and expensively mounted concerts. In January of 1998, tragedy struck when Cher's ex-husband Sonny Bono , who had forsaken an entertainment career for California politics and became a popular Republican congressman in the process, was killed in a freak skiing accident. That same year the duo received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contribution to television. In the meantime an astounding career adrenalin rush came in the form of a monstrous, disco-flavored hit single ("Believe"). The song became a #1 hit and the same-titled album the biggest hit of her career. "Believe" reached #1 in 23 different countries. Having little to prove anymore to anyone, Cher decided to embark on a "Farewell Tour" in the early part of the millennium and, after much stretching, her show finally closed in 2005 in Los Angeles. It didn't take long, however, for Cher to return from this self-imposed exile.

In 2008, she finalized a deal with Las Vegas' Caesars Palace for the next three years to play the Colosseum. Never say never. Cher returned to films, co-starring opposite Christina Aguilera in Burlesque (2010). In other facets of her life, Cher has been involved with many humanitarian groups and charity efforts over the years, particularly her work as National Chairperson and Honorary Spokesperson of the Children's Craniofacial Association, which was inspired by her work in Mask (1985). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net Spouse (2) Diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 30. Had started dating producer David Geffen after she and estranged husband Sonny Bono split up. At one time, was living with rock musician Gene Simmons of KISS . Her half-sister, Georganne LaPiere , was the first wife of Michael Madsen . Was offered the role of Thelma Dickinson in Thelma & Louise (1991), which went to Geena Davis .

Ex-half-sister-in-law of Michael Madsen and Virginia Madsen . Cher's father was of Armenian ancestry. Cher's mother had English and German, with more distant Dutch, French and Irish ancestry. Cher's mother reportedly had Cherokee ancestry as well, but it is not clear if this ancestry has ever been verified or documented. Legally changed her name from "Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre Bono" to simply "Cher". Beat out Céline Dion 's "My Heart Will Go On" for the bestselling single of 1998 with "Believe". Wanted to play Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991), but the role went to Anjelica Huston . Her favourite makeup artist, Kevyn Aucoin , died in 2002 of a brain tumor. Mostly lived in London, England in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She now lives in Malibu, California. Holds the record for the the longest gap between #1 hits ("Dark Lady" 1974, "Believe" 1999).

Holds the record for oldest female artist with a #1 hit ("Believe"). Son, Elijah Allman , fronts the band Deadsy. Is tying with Mako as the Oscar-nominated actor throughout history with the shortest name. Technically wins, as her name is only one syllable and is her actual legal name. Suffers from fear of flying. Cher's very first recording was the novelty record "Ringo, I Love You", under the name of Bonnie Jo Mason in 1963. Her parents married and divorced three times. She won a Grammy Award in 2000 for the song "Believe" and an Emmy Award in 2003 for a special on her farewell concert tour. Spoke the eulogy at ex-husband Sonny Bono 's funeral. Ranked #43 on VH1's "100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll". Wore braces as an adult. Her 1999 hit single "Believe" was ranked #60 on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs. A 2002 Rolling Stone article estimated her wealth at over $600 million.

Since then she has embarked on a hugely successful farewell tour that is still going and released a greatest hits CD that has spent weeks in the the Billboard Top 10. Is a huge fan of Katharine Hepburn . Although her music video "If I Could Turn Back Time" is often cited as the first video to be banned by MTV, this is not true. The Rolling Stones ("Neighbors"), Ramones ("Psychotherapy") and Laura Branigan all had videos banned several years beforehand. Mother Georgia Holt was a huge fan of Lana Turner and named her daughter Cherilyn in honor of Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane . Is the only certified female performer in music history to have had a US #1 single in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She and Barbra Streisand are the only two female performers in the United States to have had a #1 hit and won an Oscar. Has appeared solo on the cover of People magazine a near record 13 times. In addition to her Oscar and Emmy wins, Cher won a 2000 Grammy for the song "Believe" as Best Dance Recording.

American-born Cher is the most famous Hollywood personality of Armenian ethnicity. Acclaimed Russian-born filmmaker Sergei Parajanov is the most famous non-Hollywood Armenian cinema personality. In a recent poll, A&E's Biography Magazine ranked her as people's Number 3 favorite actress of all time behind her two Hollywood idols, Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn . She was the subject of an episode of The X-Files (1993) called "The Post-Modern Prometheus" (5X06; first aired November 3, 1997). This episode concerned a deformed man who adored Cher because of her role in Mask (1985), in which her character cared for her deformed son. Several Cher songs appeared on the soundtrack of this episode, including "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". At the end of the episode, Mulder and Scully take the Cher fan to a Cher concert, where they hear her sing her cover of "Walkin' in Memphis". Cher, a huge fan of "The X-Files", was asked to play herself in this scene but declined the producers' offer.

However, she revealed on The X-Files Movie Special (1998) that once the episode aired, she regretted not having appeared in it. Was called to be offered the role in The Witches of Eastwick (1987) on the morning of her 40th birthday. Her Oscar-winning part in Moonstruck (1987) was originally offered to Sally Field , who turned it down. She has had rhinoplasty and other cosmetic surgeries. From 2002-2005, she has had an immense success with her "Living Proof Farewell Tour", spanning the globe, making her the world's top diva. She also holds the record for longest-running tour and most money grossed than any female artist in history. Is one of only six actors/actresses to have both a number one single and an Oscar for acting. The others are Frank Sinatra (1954), Barbra Streisand (1968), Judy Garland (Honorary Oscar) (1940), Jamie Foxx (2005) and Bing Crosby (1945).

All of her Emmy nominations have been for variety series or music programs with her name in the title. Ranked #26 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Good friends with Meryl Streep . Auditioned for the role of Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), which went to Faye Dunaway . She and Sonny Bono made a film for Columbia Pictures, Good Times (1967), but it was such a flop that Columbia immediately sold rights to their intended follow-up film, Speedway (1968) to MGM as a vehicle for Elvis Presley . Was in consideration for the role of Lilly Dillon in The Grifters (1990) but Anjelica Huston , who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead. Born at 7:25 AM (PST). In her 1974 divorce from Sonny Bono , he was ordered to pay her $25,000 per month for 6 months, $1,500 per month child support and ordered to pay $41,000 for her attorney's fees.

Their liquid assets were otherwise split 50/50. She received their Bel Air mansion, Bono received an Aspen condo, Palm Springs house and another Los Angeles dwelling. Her birthday card is the Queen of Clubs. Daughter born Chastity Bono underwent gender reassignment surgery to become a man in 2009. He changed his name legally to Chaz Salvatore Bono in April 2010 and is billed as Chaz Bono . The singer's video "If I Could Turn Back Time" (1989) (by Diane Warren ) was filmed aboard the (now decommissioned) USS Missouri (BB-63) ("Mighty Mo" or "Big Mo") in Long Beach (California) and featured (in cameos) Cher's son Elijah Allman and (his father/her ex) Gregg Allman as backing guitarists. Directed by Marty Callner . Prior to giving birth to her daughter Chaz Bono , she suffered four miscarriages. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7020 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 15, 1998.

According to an interview on Good Morning Britain (1983), was rejected as being too old to play Robert Redford 's love interest in Legal Eagles (1986) even though she's ten years younger than Redford. Cher (born Cheryl Sarkisian) is an American citizen of Armenian descent. Engaged to television producer Joshua Donen (1984-85). Considers her performance as Rusty Dennis in Mask (1985) to be her finest work onscreen. In the public eye, Cher's most serious relationship outside her two marriages has been with Rob Camilletti , an 18-years-younger bagel baker she lived with from 1986-89 and sporadically rekindled their romance off and on until at least 2001. She has also dated (in alphabetical order): Warren Beatty , Eric Clapton , Tom Cruise , Les Dudek , Ron Duguay , Alan Gorrie , John Heard , Mark Hudson , Val Kilmer , Ray Liotta , John Loeffler , Tim Medvetz , David Paich , Richie Sambora , Michael Seitz , Eric Stoltz and Ron Zimmerman .

Some reports once linked her to Michael Bolton , but she categorically denied this on Late Show with David Letterman (1993). Rumours also circulated that Cher was romantically involved with a member of her band during the Farewell Tour. She and Sonny were one of many other celebrities who made regular weekend visits to Ralph Helfer Africa U.S.A. Exotic Animal Ranch in Soledad Canyon, California to pitch in with the chores and to play with the animals. When Cher won her Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck (1987), she was seated next to Chaz Bono (then daughter Chastity) and then partner Rob Camilletti (Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles / 11 April 1988). Songwriter Bobby Russell had initially offered the song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" to Cher for her to record. However, when he brought a demo recording to her she was out shopping and asked her husband Sonny Bono to listen to it. After listening to it, Sonny told Russell that he not only would he allow Cher to do the song, but he also thought it would cause her to lose fans in the south.

Russell wound up giving the song to his then wife Vicki Lawrence who not only had a hit with it, but it wound up topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and sold over a million copies. Sonny Bono and Cher did a promotional still for the film Good Times (1967) dressed in prehistoric caveman and cavewoman attire sitting atop Ralph Helfer 's Indian elephant Misty. Was the 96th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck (1987) at The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) on April 11, 1988. Is one of 15 Oscar-winning actresses to have been born in the state of California. The others are Fay Bainter , Gloria Grahame , Jo Van Fleet , Liza Minnelli , Tatum O'Neal , Diane Keaton , Sally Field , Anjelica Huston , Jodie Foster , Helen Hunt , Gwyneth Paltrow , Angelina Jolie , Marcia Gay Harden and Brie Larson .

Cher lives by her mom's rule-of-thumb life lesson: "If it doesn't matter in 5 years, it doesn't matter". When she first heard Diane Warren 's demo for "If I Could Turn Back Time" (1989) she detested it and firmly rejected it. Not until after much encouragement and badgering by the songwriter did she agree to record it. The fact that Warren agreed to fund the recording session also helped clinch the deal and Cher nailed the recording after just two takes. Personal Quotes (22) I don't like my voice that much. I think I'm a much better actress than singer. Singing is like going to a party at someone else's house. Acting is like having the party at your own house. When you go to someone else's house for a party, it's not your responsibility at all, but when you have the party at your own house, there's a lot of responsibility. Everyone has to have a good time. So for me, acting is deeper. In this business, you have to be tough, and if someone pushes me really far, I can certainly be impossible.

I've always said, "If you're nice, they walk over you, and if you stand up for yourself, they call you a bitch.". I'm not a role model, nor have I ever tried to be a role model. The only thing about me as a role model is I've managed to stay here and be working and survive. For 40 years. I'm like a bumper car. When I did an infomercial I was fodder for every TV comedy show. I couldn't get a job. People said I was a huge joke. I've been a joke so many times. I've been on my way out since I started, but I'm strong-willed. My mother is so much tougher than I am and my grandmother is so much tougher than my mother. I haven't a clue why I've lasted so long. There's no reason. There are many people more talented than me. I think it's luck. [People magazine, 9/1/85] I was a shy ugly kid who led a big fantasy life. I thought I was an angel sent from heaven, to cure polio. When Dr. Salk [ Jonas Salk ] did that I was really pissed off.

The trouble with some women, they get all excited about nothing - and then they marry him. The only grounds for divorce in California are marriage. [on friendship] I can trust my friends... these people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow. [on truth] Honesty makes me feel powerful in a difficult world. [on spirit] Women, unlike most men, are able to accept mystery, accept whatever comes to them -- even if it's not logical. [on Meryl Streep ] She's an acting machine in the same sense that a shark is a killing machine. That's what she was born to be. I think men are fun and nice, but I don't think they're necessary to live. Chastity has a nice father, I think Sonny is a decent father. Elijah's father is absolutely useless. He's not worthwhile at all. He hasn't called Elijah in two years. Men aren't necessities, they're luxuries. [on Madonna ] I never hated her, I just thought she was a bitch. Actually, I quite respect her. Actually, I think Madge might be one of the most amazing artists I've known.

I don't like everything she does, for sure, but she is always riding the crest of the wave. She always saw trends WAY before anyone else, and had great videos. I love ghosts, I prefer ghosts to some people. I don't think of myself as a singer. I don't have that kind of confidence. I want to put on a show. I want to dazzle people. For me, everything goes through my eyes first. Even when I did 'The Star Spangled Banner' I was wondering : What should I wear? [on why she dates younger men] Older men rarely liked me. If it wasn't for younger men, I would never have a date. [on Warren Beatty ] Warren has probably been with everybody I know, and unfortunately I am one of them. But since I was only 16 maybe I can get out of it with that. I don't know if I was a bimbo then, but I had pretty low self-esteem. It mystifies me that people would care what I do to my body... Just because you become famous shouldn't deter you from doing what you want with your life. [about her debut single, "Ringo I Love You"] I sounded too much like a boy.

Everyone thought it was a faggot song. [on Donald Trump 's victory in the 2016 presidential election] I feel...it's like there's a death in my family. Salary (6) Vicki Lawrence-The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - YouTube Vicki Lawrence-The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 7, 2010 He was on his way home from Candletop, Been two weeks gone, and he'd thought he'd stop, At Web's and have him a drink 'fore he went home to her. Andy Warlord said: "Hello." He said "How. What's doin'?" Wo said: "Sit down, I got some bad news and it's gonna hurt." He said: "I'm your best friend, and you know that's right, "But your young bride ain't home tonight.

Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth." Now he got mad, and he saw red. Andy said: "Boy, don't you lose your head, 'Cos to tell you the truth, I've been with her myself." That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man. Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southerly lawyer. 'Cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands. Well Andy got scared, and left the bar, Walkin' on home, 'cos he didn't live far. You see, Andy didn't have many friends, And he just lost him one. Brother thought his wife musta left town, So he went home and finally found, The only thing Papa had left him, and that was a gun. He went off to Andy's house, Slippin' through the back woods quiet as a mouse. Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make. He looked through the screen at the back porch door, And he saw Andy lyin on the floor, In a puddle of blood, and he started to shake.

Georgia patrol was making their rounds, So he fired a shot just to flag them down. A big-bellied sherriff grabbed his gun and said "Why'd you do it?" Judge said guilty on a make-believe trial, Slapped the sherriff on the back with a smile, And said: "Supper's waitin' at home, and I gotta get to it." That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man. Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southerly lawyer. 'Cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands. Well, they hung my brother before I could say, The tracks he saw while on his way, To Andy's house and back that night were mine. And his cheatin' wife had never left town, That's one body that'll never be found. You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun. That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man. Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southerly lawyer.

'Cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands. That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia. That's the night that they hung an innocent man. Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southerly lawyer. 'Cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands. Category "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" Dawn featuring Tony Orlando Bell 45318 y 1973, Tony Orlando and Dawn had come quite a way since their first hit, "Candida," three years before. They had become the second biggest seller of singles in America, without ever having made a major concert tour or appeared on a television show. England's New Musical Express voted them the Number One Vocal Group in Europe, and they were also named Most Popular Group in England, Italy, France, Germany, Australia, South America and Japan. They had sold nine million records before their first live gig -- at Carnegie Hall -- and since that time had sold six million more.

Early in 1973, Tony and Dawn cut the single that was to become their all-time classic and the number one single of that year -- "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree." THE TOP FIVE Week of April 23, 1973 1. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree Dawn 2. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Vicki Lawrence 5. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) Four Tops The song was based on an actual incident that occurred aboard a southern bus bound for Miami. One of the passengers explained to the driver that he was just out of prison, having served three years for passing bad checks. In a letter to his wife, he had written that she didn't have to wait for him; but, if she was still interested, she could let him know by tying a yellow ribbon around the only oak tree in the city square. As the bus rolled down U.S. 17, nearing the man's hometown of White Oak, Georgia, the driver was asked to slow down so that all could see whether the ribbon was in place. To the man's tearful relief, it was.

The driver pulled over and phoned the story in to the wire services, which spread it all over the country, soon it was very difficult to find people who did not know the story. Songwriters Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown read it in the newspaper, then put together their million-selling ballad. Search on Alibris "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" was released by Bell in February 1973, and by April it was the number one record in the country. In all, it spent more than five months on the charts and sold more than seven million copies. The song was so popular that over 100 cover versions were cut by other artists, all around the world. Tony Orlando and Dawn had another big hit in 1973: "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose." After that, CBS called and offered the trio their own four-week summer show, which aired in July 1974. In the fall, "Steppin' Out" became a Top 10 record for the group and in December, they returned to TV in a comedy-variety series that lasted for two seasons.

In 1975, there were three more big singles: "Look in My Eyes Pretty Woman," "He Don't Love You" (another #1), and "Mornin' Beautiful," the latter two songs on the Elektra label. When asked to explain the group's secret of success, Tony said, "In our case, we like each other. That's number one. Number two, we have no intentions of breaking up. A lot of groups with a name like Tony Orlando and Down, Dion and the Belmonts, Diana Ross and the Supremes, it's inevitable to think that someday the leader will go off alone. In this case, I don't ever want to break up this group." "The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour" was canceled on December 28, 1976; the group lasted just seven months more. On July 22, 1977, at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Massachusetts, Tony shocked the crowd -- and his partners -- by announcing his retirement from show business. He suffered a nervous breakdown on stage and spend the next six months in a New York psychiatric hospital.

After his release, Tony began to pick up the pieces of his career -- without Dawn. As for "Tie a Yellow Ribbon," the song made a dramatic comeback of its own, eight years after being recorded. The yellow ribbon as a symbol of loyalty was a natural to express the nation's feelings for the 52 American hostages held in Iran, and when they returned after 444 days of captivity on January 20, 1981, the song was played throughout the land as a joyous homecoming theme.

Question: Who had a 70s No 1 hit with The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia?
Answer: Vicki Lawrence